The Culture Academy (CA) champions the development of the next generation of Singapore’s cultural leaders in the public and private sectors.
The academy’s work focuses on 3 inter-related areas: Leadership and Capability Development, Research and Scholarship and International Partnerships.
Leadership and capability development
CA’s leadership and capability development programmes enable cultural leaders to enhance their understanding of and alignment with Whole-of-Government (WOG) and Whole-of-Nation (WON) priorities. These programmes help to build camaraderie and collaborations through fostering strong professional relations and inter-agency collaborations both within and outside the MCCY family. Besides honing leadership skills, CA also provides opportunities for our leaders to build their capabilities in cross-sector research that will help to inform them of good policy and decision making for the benefit of the sector and nation.
Research and scholarship
CA aims to drive new areas of culture sector research with sector-wide relevance by articulating strategic research focus areas aligned with MCCY’s strategic priorities, and deliver the knowledge needed to guide and inform MCCY family policies and programmes. We will do so by engaging in collaborative research partnerships with universities and research institutions, other cultural and government agencies, as well as the private sector in fields of mutual interest. Our research arm also compiles and disseminates research findings through various knowledge-sharing platforms (such as research symposia, online resources and other publications) to policymakers in MCCY family, cultural sector, WOG and the general public.
International partnerships
To complement and augment the work done in the Capability Development and Research tracks, CA develops international partnerships to showcase Singapore as a leading regional centre of excellence and knowledge in cultural policy and inspire confidence in our domestic stakeholders of what Singapore is capable of achieving and to help position Singapore as a cultural hub for the region.
Our Logo
The Culture Academy Singapore Logo takes the form of a layered platform that illustrates the Academy’s role in providing a platform to raise the profile of our cultural leaders. The multiple layers also represent accumulating papers illustrating a growing discourse and the thought leadership that Culture Academy hopes to cultivate.
Envisioned in red and white, the logo is made up of Singapore’s national colours pointing to the role that Culture Academy plays in grooming the next generation of cultural leaders for Singapore.